Quang Ninh becomes major coal import gateway

At a coal mine (Source: VNA)

Quang Ninh (VNA) – The volume of coal importedthrough the northern province of Quang Ninh had accounted for 70% of thecountry’s total imported coal volume as of mid-August, according to Tran QuangTrung, Vice Director of the Quang Ninh Sub-Department of Customs.

Trung reported that in the first eight months of 2023, theVietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) imported 5.7million tonnes of coal with a value of 766 million USD and paid an import tax of2.01 trillion VND (83.75 million USD), up 78% year on year.

With the amount, Vinacomin ensured coal supply to power plants, serving socio-economic development. The firm’smajor coal suppliers included Australia, Russia and South African countries. Thisyear, it is likely to import nearly 9 million tonnes of material coal.

In the period, the Dong Bac Corporation run by theMinistry of National Defence imported 1.4 million tonnes of coal worth 179million USD, 400,000 tonnes higher than that recorded in the same time lastyear. Other businesses also bought about 4.4 million tonnes of coal from othercountries./.

VNA